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Bark Scorpion This very small scorpion has the most powerful venom of all scorpions in the USA. This little guy was sitting next to my wife's slippers on New Years Day! laid still enough for me to capture and stack-focus 8 shots to get this sharp image. Arizona bark scorpion,Centruroides sculpturatus,Geotagged,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Bark Scorpion

This very small scorpion has the most powerful venom of all scorpions in the USA. This little guy was sitting next to my wife's slippers on New Years Day! laid still enough for me to capture and stack-focus 8 shots to get this sharp image.

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    Christine Young
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    Wow, what an encounter! Beautiful shot too! Posted 6 years ago
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      Stephen Philips
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      We both have been stung a few times. Not horribly bad although it initially is worse than a bee sting more like a hornet. The pain turns to numbing which can last several hours to a couple of days. I have heard of people that are not allergic having numbing sensation that lasted several weeks. Posted 6 years ago
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        Christine Young
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        Interesting! I think that many people don't realize that although scorpion stings are very painful, most don't require medical attention. I wonder how a person would know which stings are severe enough to be life threatening? I'm guessing the symptoms would be more severe in that instance? Posted 6 years ago

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The Arizona bark scorpion

The Arizona bark scorpion is a small light brown scorpion common to the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. An adult male can reach 8 cm in length, while a female is slightly smaller, with a maximum length of 7 cm.

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By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded Jan 1, 2019. Captured Jan 1, 2019 10:45 in Catalina, AZ 85739, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.